Whether you're a wedding guest or going to the races, here are all the formal hat do's and don'ts according to a top milliner...

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In an age of mass-produced clothing, craftsmanship is often left by the wayside. Consumers tend to favour readily available, inexpensive clothing as opposed to luxury one-off pieces, due in part to the inflated cost of living and rising price tags of designer fashion

Students in Philippines wear bizarre ‘anti-cheating’ hats in class. Footage shows students in the Philippines wearing bizarre “anti-cheating” hats to prevent them from looking at their classmates’ papers while taking their midterms exams. The pupils - studying engineering - wore the amusing headgear made from recycled household materials during tests at Bicol University in Legazpi City earlier this month.

Hats are having a resurgence. With Rihanna, FKA Twigs and Harry Styles as clients, Joe Bromley profiles the young designers making headway with their headgear

From race days to weddings, this season calls for some event-appropriate headwear

Beanies are boring and berets are bland, this winter it’s all about fun and fuzzy toppers

With their work showcased on the heads of Rihanna, Harry Styles, Jennifer Lopez and Billy Porter, these designers are bringing forth a renaissance of characterful hat-making.

The fedora Humphrey Bogart wore in “Casablanca” may have secured Borsalino’s place in fashion and cinematic history, but it will be something like the cow-print bucket hat that will help ensure its future

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The Countess of Wessex stepped out in a burgundy hat for her visit to the Corps of Army Music with husband Prince Edward last week, and she's not the only royal to own the striking Philip Treacy headpiece.